Monday, November 28, 2011

Easy Advent Calendars

Every year my grandma has a "getting ready for Christmas" party. We always make a craft, and this year we made these advent calendars:


Easiest advent calendar ever! To do these, you need:

  • styrofoam half-circle
  • 24 holiday pencils (can be found in the $ section at Target)
  • x-acto knife
  • sturdy holiday craft paper
  • number stickers
  • holiday stickers
Cut 24 circles out of some sturdy holiday scrapbook paper. Number the blank sides from 1-24, then put a holiday sticker on the other side (you don't have to put a holiday sticker on the other side, but I know how much kids love stickers). Using an x-acto knife or other sharp knife, make a slit in each pencil eraser. Arrange the pencils in whatever order you'd like (my mom and aunt put all the pencils in one row along the outer edge of the ball, but my other aunt and I decided to do two rows). Put the numbered circles into the slit of the eraser, number side facing out. Every day starting December 1st, turn the circle to the sticker side. Easy!!



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